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James Cleland

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Dad | Partner | 🇦🇺 | Postdoc in liver sex differences at @dkfz.bsky.social @embl.org

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Mohannad Dardiry @mohannad-dardiry.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
1/5 Whenever I return to Egypt, I try to do more than visit home, I try to bring knowledge back with me. For nearly five years, I’ve given talks across Egypt, hoping to show young students that they, too, can pursue ambitious questions and research careers worldwide.
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James Cleland @jpcleland.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Postdocs interested in starting your independent research program in London... consider the King's Prize Fellowship! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/154845-...
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King’s Prize Fellowship | King's College London
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Mike Dorrity @mwdorr.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
First preprint stemming from a fantastic collaboration with @hanhtkvu.bsky.social Shared PhD student and BIF fellow @gvaidya.bsky.social led this tour de force - check it out ! How does temperature affect whole-organism cellular trajectories?
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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 02/07/2026
Group leader @pippa-matt.bsky.social and her team, the HBV Elimination Lab, are working with an international team of research groups to better understand the impact of scaling up hepatitis B treatment on African populations. bit.ly/4weLN4S
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James Cleland @jpcleland.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Huge congrats @gvaidya.bsky.social, @hanhtkvu.bsky.social, @mwdorr.bsky.social and all coauthors on this amazing achievement! Watching this project evolve from some worms pulled out of a creek has been nothing short of inspirational. PIs: recruit Gaurav as your postdoc if you can! He’s a ⭐️.
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Mike Dorrity @mwdorr.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
First pre-print from the lab, a collaborative effort led by Jess Bourn @bournsupremacy.bsky.social, a fantastic PhD in my group. We resolve a key problem in development + evolution: how do we quantify heterochrony and link temporal variation to phenotype? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Quantitative mapping of heterochrony to species-specific phenotypes
The genetic program of animal development is conserved, but its rate of execution varies across species. Heterochrony, shifts in the relative timing of developmental events, generates phenotypic varia...
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James Cleland @jpcleland.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n... 🤮
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Newly selected Humboldt Professors
Up to €10 million in funding go to Berlin, Darmstadt, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Kassel, Munich und Saarbrücken.
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James Cleland @jpcleland.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Dream Team!
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James Cleland @jpcleland.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The first #EESSexDifferences meeting was simply fantastic. After 3 days of top notch science, meeting the humans behind the seminal papers, and an unusually high level of collegiality and openness, I return to the lab full of energy - and hope. Kudos to the organisers and all participants!
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Jan Żylicz @jzylicz.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
New paper out in @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social. We uncover unexpected complexity in how metabolism changes when the embryo implants or when stem cells exit naive pluripotency, revealing a central role for dynamic TCA cycle rewiring in cell fate decisions. www.cell.com/cell-stem-ce...
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TCA cycle rewiring underpins histone acetylation sourcing and cell-fate transitions during exit from naive pluripotency
Using carbon tracing and functional experiments, Kafkia, Pladevall-Morera, et al. show that TCA cycle rewiring underlies mouse embryo implantation and the exit from naive pluripotency. In this context...
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Stegle Lab @steglelab.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Two weeks ago, MAIGE group leader @brianfclarke.bsky.social and Katharina, together with Dominik (Steinmetz lab) joined #Perturb2026, exploring new technologies and datasets. Highlight: Katharina’s first short talk on large-scale perturbation screens in cardioids and great discussions at our poster!
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Michael Zimmermann Lab @zimmermannlab.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Meet Tímea, who started recently as scientific officer at the metabolomics core facility @embl.org. Her work will focus on routine metabolomics and lipidomics analyses, developing new protocols and workflows, improving LC–MS methods, and supporting users. contact info: www.embl.org/groups/metab...
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EMBL @embl.org · 31/03/2026
Welcome, Tony Hyman! EMBL welcomes its new Director General, Tony Hyman, as he takes up the mandate of leading EMBL's six sites. www.embl.org/news/embl-an...
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Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ) @dkfz.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Dreaming of a career in cancer research? Join the International PhD Program at DKFZ - Germany’s largest biomedical research center. Explore #cancerresearch including #cancerbiology, #bioinformatics, #epidemiology & #medicalphysics. The Summer Selection is open now 👉 apply here: t1p.de/hl56b
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Aissam Ikmi @aikmi.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Our study on shape diversity in cnidarians is now published. The final version includes extensive new data that substantially extend the original bioRxiv preprint. Congrats to everyone who contributed to this work! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... @embl.org
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Deciphering mechanical determinants of morphological evolution
A comparative analysis of cnidarian larval morphogenesis combined with active surface theory identifies a set of mesoscale mechanical modules that predict species-specific shapes. Manipulating these m...
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Michael Zimmermann Lab @zimmermannlab.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Excited to share the upcoming EMBO | EMBL Symposium “Metabolic interactions shape ecosystems” 🧬🌍 📍 Heidelberg & online 📅 21–24 July 2026 Abstract deadline: 14 April! More info & registration: www.embl.org/about/info/c... #Metabolism #Microbiome #SystemsBiology #Ecology #EMBL #EMBO
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Metabolic interactions shape ecosystems
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Agnese Loda @agneseloda.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I am very happy to share that I've started my new position @upcite.bsky.social and opened my lab @institutimagine.bsky.social 🎉 In the lab we will study how differences in X-linked gene dosage between the sexes affect fetal growth and survival and contribute to sex differences later in life 👩‍🔬🧪🧬🧫
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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 25/02/2026
Thanks to His Royal Highness Prince William for visiting the Crick today to explore how education, research and innovation are helping to deliver benefits in the UK and across the world – from antimicrobial resistance to the biology underlying our mental health. 🔗 www.crick.ac.uk/news/2026-02...
His Royal Highness Prince William is talking with Edith Heard, who is to his left, inside a well-lit building entrance. They are both smiling and walking towards the camera.His Royal Highness Prince William Is sitting at a round table with a group of students. They are all wearing safety glasses, and he is holding a pipette. There is a variety of scientific instruments in the middle of the table. His Royal Highness Prince William is sitting in front of a microscope wearing a lab coat. He is laughing while looking towards someone to his left, also in a lab coat. They are both inside a large white room.His Royal Highness Prince William stands next two Edith heard, both with  arms folded across their front. He is facing and talking to three other people inside a well-lit building entrance.
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bioRxiv Developmental Biology @biorxiv-devbio.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
4D Single-Cell Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals Dynamic Morphogenetic Gradients and Regenerative Domains in Planarians www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Hanh Vu @hanhtkvu.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Super excited about this collaboration with @plantophagy.bsky.social ! We are looking for someone passionate about understanding the cause & consequence relationship between autophagy and regeneration across kingdoms of life. Heidelberg is a great place for science and for living. Come join us!!!
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Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Pls RT‼️ @hanhtkvu.bsky.social lab @embl.org & we @cosheidelberg.bsky.social are looking for a #postdoc to study #regeneration x #autophagy across kingdoms of life. www.health-life-sciences.de/opportunitie... Pls spread the word & get in touch if you are interested.
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HEALTH + LIFE SCIENCE ALLIANCE | Interinstitutional Postdocs
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James Cleland @jpcleland.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The @odomlab.bsky.social at @dkfz.bsky.social is recruiting postdocs! Feel free to reach out if you want inside info from a current (and happy) one. Please share with anyone you think might be a good fit. jobs.dkfz.de/en/jobs/1683...
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Sex-Biased Cancer Development
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Pavel Barahtjan @pavelbarahtjan.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
We have several Master’s thesis projects available in the D’Angelo lab, spanning different areas of lipid biology/biochemistry. If you know someone who might be interested, we’d really appreciate you sharing this. #lipidtime www.epfl.ch/labs/dangelo...
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DANGELOLAB
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
"Morale is plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports"
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James Cleland @jpcleland.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The @odomlab.bsky.social at @dkfz.bsky.social is recruiting postdocs! Feel free to reach out if you want inside info from a current (and happy) one. Please share with anyone you think might be a good fit. jobs.dkfz.de/en/jobs/1683...
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Sex-Biased Cancer Development
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Justin Crocker @justinmcrocker.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The call for Health + Life Science Alliance post doctoral fellowships has just opened: lnkd.in/dw9zxKSN. Joint with my group @embl.org , Victoria Ingham Uni. Heidelberg, and Felix Hol at Radboud Univ., we are exploring how climate and chemistry shape mosquito behaviour for next-gen. vector control
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Holthuis Lab @holthuislab.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Modern lipid biology has grown far beyond its roots. Advanced technologies offer novel opportunities to unravel the role of lipids in the organization of biological systems. Build on this momentum and join The EMBO Workshop "The Lipid Code to Life" Sept 7-11, 2026 meetings.embo.org/event/26-lip...
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 12/01/2026
Don't forget to submit your abstract for #EESSexDifferences by 19 January: s.embl.org/ees26-07-bl This new symposium will explore how sex influences health and disease through genetic, hormonal, immune, metabolic, and environmental factors 🧬 🗓️ 27 – 30 Apr 📍 EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
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Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim @hlsalliance.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Get ready to apply for the next round of ExploreTech! The funding line offers grants for innovative projects to foster the use and advancement of core infrastructures across the seven Alliance institutions. More info on our website: www.health-life-sciences.de/opportu…
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Carrie Adler @carrieadler.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
To all current/future planarian enthusiasts: The next installment of the North American Planarian Meeting will occur in June 2026 in Ithaca, New York. We welcome anyone who wants to participate, organized by me and Chris Petersen (Northwestern). Please share far and wide. napm2026.weebly.com
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Anna Czarkwiani @aniaczark.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Can't believe my postdoc paper is finally out. Christmas came early this year, holy moly 🎄 Molecular basis for de novo thymus regeneration in a vertebrate, the axolotl | Science Immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Molecular basis for de novo thymus regeneration in a vertebrate, the axolotl
The molecular, cellular, and functional restoration of the axolotl thymus after de novo regeneration is described.
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James Cleland @jpcleland.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Two heads are better than one, unless you’re a land planarian trying to find some grub. FORCE pilot project - check! Video credit: Daniel Stoga #nightscience #WormWednesday @hanhtkvu.bsky.social @aikmi.bsky.social @embldbunit.bsky.social @martaalvarez.bsky.social
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James Cleland @jpcleland.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
to the trainees in the audience: this is how not to behave on social media
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James Cleland @jpcleland.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Thrilled to have @hymanlab.bsky.social at the helm of EMBL… exciting times ahead.
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Edda Schulz @eddaschulz.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
📣 SAVE THE DATE Next X-inactivation meeting in Sapporo, Japan, 19-23 October 2026. Visit x-inactivation-meeting.org to join our mailing list. 🧬 speakers @dandergassen.bsky.social @marnieblewitt.bsky.social @heard65.bsky.social @crougeulle.bsky.social @sexchrlab.bsky.social @zhouqi1982.bsky.social
Poster advertising the 6th X-inactivation meeting from Oct 19-23 2026 in Sapporo, Japan. The organizers are Asato Kuriowa, Edda Schulz, Ikuhiro Okamoto, Rafael Galupa, Takashi Sado, Mitinori Saitou.
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Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ) @dkfz.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
🚀 Thinking about your next big career step in science? The Int'l PhD Program at DKFZ could be a perfect fit for you. 🌍 Work in an international environment, with 500+ doctoral researchers 🔬 Do cutting-edge cancer research Curious? Join our online info session on 20 Nov. Register here: t1p.de/ws7q3
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BioMed X @biomedx.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
New Call for Applications! Shaping the future of #women’s #health 🚀 #BioMedX & #GatesFoundation join forces to tackle one of the most pressing challenges in biomedical research: female-controlled, non-hormonal contraception. Submit your proposal via our CareerSpace: career.bmedx.com/call/2025-XF...
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James Cleland @jpcleland.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
beautiful work!! congrats to all the authors
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
I'm very excited to announce that UNC Biology has 6 faculty positions open this year! The first is for an Asst Professor who studies organismal resilience using an integrative approach 1/n unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
Poster with QR code linking to the position
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James Cleland @jpcleland.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
couldn't agree more! and if you choose planarians, also patience and pain tolerance 😅
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Nature Cell Biology @natcellbio.nature.com · 04/10/2025
💫NEW: @telemanlab.bsky.social & co demonstrate that #AMPK can be activated by signaling metabolite, #adenosine, under non-stress conditions during #Drosophila development. The intestine regulates adenosine levels, thus, remotely controlling wing disc AMPK activation and growth. bit.ly/4gX6njF
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Remote control of AMPK via extracellular adenosine controls tissue growth - Nature Cell Biology
Zhang et al. demonstrate that AMPK can be activated by signalling metabolite, adenosine, under non-stress conditions during Drosophila development. The intestine regulates adenosine levels, thus, remotely controlling wing disc AMPK activation and growth.
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DAPPER DON DHARSHI @dapperdondharshi.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
The platypus is possibly the weirdest animal: it's a mammal but lays eggs, its duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed and venomous. It has electroreceptors for locating prey, eyes with double cones, no stomach, and 26 pairs of chromosomes. It's fluorescent and glows under UV light.
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Saez-Rodriguez Group @saezlab.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
We are hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Biology at EMBL-EBI (Cambridge, UK). Focus: methods to study cell–cell communication from sc/spatial omics data (building on LIANA+ and NicheNet), in collab with @yvansaeys.bsky.social VIB/Ghent. Details & apply by 13/10/25: tinyurl.com/4shdw8dk
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Current Vacancies
Whether you're a scientist, IT specialist, accountant or administrator, you'll help us tackle the challenges of improving human health & biodiversity in the face of climate change on a global scal...
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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 26/09/2025
Listen to our director Edith Heard on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour - discussing her career, working with AI and the importance of attracting the best global scientific talent to the UK. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Woman's Hour - Child benefit cap, Prof Edith Heard, Book banning - BBC Sounds
We look at the mounting pressure to scrap the two child benefit cap.
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EMBL @embl.org · 22/09/2025
EMBL scientists found metabolism controls embryonic development tempo through signalling in a way separate from its established metabolic function. More research related to this signalling could illuminate how it guides cell fate, developmental timing -- even disease. www.embl.org/news/science...
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When metabolism provides more than fuel | EMBL
A new study observed the key signalling role that metabolism plays in controlling the tempo of development.
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 17/09/2025
Open Call for Expressions of Interest: become a Max Planck Director & redefine what’s possible in science! We offer scientific independence, long-term stable funding & exceptional infrastructure. Lead your own department & open new frontiers of research. Apply by 31 Oct 2025 → www.mpg.de/directors
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Directors
The Max Planck Society offers Directors a unique platform for groundbreaking research and leadership in diverse scientific fields.
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Paul & Virginie - Centriole Lab @centriolelab.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Be our new colleague! 🎉 The Dept of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Geneva is hiring an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. 👉 More details here: lnkd.in/e8Z9eAm4 👉 Our department: mocel.unige.ch Please feel free to share this opportunity with your network.
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Saez-Rodriguez Group @saezlab.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Introducing ParTIpy, a python package for Pareto Task Inference that scales to large-scale datasets, including single-cell and spatial transcriptomics. 🔗 Manuscript: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 💻 Code: partipy.readthedocs.io
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Ewan Birney @ewanbirney.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Are you an AI expert who wants to stay in academia and change the world by understanding the most complex things we know - living organisms? Want to lead your own group, based in Heidelberg DE, working language English? @embl.org is hiring in AI embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
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Group Leader – AI in Biology
Are you ready to lead groundbreaking research in AI for Biology? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking a visionary scientist to establish their own independent research group bridging innovations in machine...
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James Cleland @jpcleland.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Great meeting! The field is young and full of energy, hope and opportunity. Join us.
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